Mojito Shrimp
Sure you can drink a mojito but why not use all the favorite flavors in this simply lovely dish? Mojito Shrimp. Yum!
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: stove, blender
- Cuisine: American, Mexican
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 mango, peeled, fresh or 1 cup frozen
- 1 cup pineapple, frozen, canned or fresh fruit or juice
- 1 lime, use the juice and zest
- 2 jalapeños, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup dark rum
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- fresh mint for garnish
- cooked rice
Instructions
- Combine mango, pineapple, lime juice and zest, jalapeños, garlic, salt, pepper and rum in a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth.
- In a shallow glass or stainless steel pan combine shrimp with marinade. Marinate in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Over medium-high heat, heat the oil in a wok or skillet. Drain the shrimp, reserving the marinade.
- Add shrimp to hot pan and cook them just until they change color and start to turn pink, about 3 minutes. Remove the shrimp and set aside.
- Pour the marinade into the pan and cook until the liquid reduces by half. Return the shrimp to the pan and simmer until they are cooked through, about 3 minutes.
- Serve with cooked rice.
Nutrition
- Calories: 300
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